Delaware County District Library (Ohio)

The Delaware County District Library (DCDL) and its branches are vibrant centers of activity for residents and visitors in Delaware County. DCDL provides an inviting environment that encourages reading, learning, community discussion, and supports lifelong discovery. We are proud to be recognized for engaging minds, expanding opportunities, and improving the quality of life for Delaware County residents.

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Psychologist Alex Delaware and his girlfriend Robin are making a farewell visit to an LA hotel bar when one patron in particular grabs their attention -- a beautiful but aloof young woman dressed all in white. Two days later, Alex is called in on a murder case and is shocked when he recognizes the victim as the woman in white Topics: Germans -- United States., Delaware, Alex (Fictitious character), Sturgis, Milo (Fictitious...

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"In Redemption, Oklahoma, a young boy is found huddled in a dumpster, clutching a Christmas book. Scared and refusing to speak, he captures undercover agent Kade McKendrick's guarded heart. Kade brings the child home until he can track down his family?and his story."--Page 4 of cover Topics: Abandoned children, Christmas stories, Police

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Struggling with hard times on his Colorado ranch, Charlie Moon becomes involved in a potentially lucrative wager between his best friend, police chief Scott Parish, and self-proclaimed psychic investor Samuel Reed, who bets that Parish will not be able to prevent Reed's imminent murder Topics: Moon, Charlie (Fictitious character : Doss), Police, Moon, Charlie (Fictitious character : Doss),...

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The third book in the series featuring DCI Monika Paniatowski - When a recently released prisoner claims in a deathbed confession that he is innocent of the rape and murder of a young girl for which he was convicted twenty-two years earlier, DCI Monika Paniatowski is tasked to lead an unofficial investigation into his claims. At first she is reluctant, but when she learns that her old mentor Charlie Woodend was the lead detective in the case, she knows she must do everything she can to protect... Topics: Woodend, Charlie (Fictitious character), Police, Detective and mystery stories, Detective and...

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College English professor and sometime amateur sleuth Alison Bergeron would've been thrilled to hear that her husband, NYPD Detective Bobby Crawford, was leaving Homicide if that were the whole story, but it turns out that Bobby's next assignment is even worse--undercover. As if worrying about his involvement in a case he won't talk about at all wasn't bad enough, Alison is forced to take over the women's basketball team at St. Thomas after the coach dies of a heart attack during a game. She... Topics: Bergeron, Alison (Fictitious character), Crawford, Bobby (Fictitious character), Women college...

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When 30-year-old math genius James Fenster is blown up in his Amsterdam hotel room, via the precise detonation of military-grade rocket fuel, shortly before he was due to address a World Trade Organization conference, Henri Poincaré, aging Interpol agent and great-grandson of a legendary mathematician, investigates Topics: International Criminal Police Organization, International relations, Murder

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In the spring of 1926, the corpses of three men are found in shallow graves off the beaten path in Epping Forest ouside of London. Called in to lead the investigation, DCI Alec fletcher of Scotland Yard is under urgent orders from his supervisor at the Yark to accomplish two things: solve the mystery quickly, and keep his wife, the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher far away from the case Topics: Dalrymple, Daisy (Fictitious character), Police spouses, Murder, Nineteen twenties

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Farmer and part-time constable Ned Parker teams with the mythical sheriff John Washington to track down a murderer that may be targeting Ned's family Topics: Police, Murder, Lamar County (Tex.), Police, Homicide

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As a former Navy seal turned cop, Joe Quinn has seen the face of evil and knows just how deadly it can be. When he first met Eve Duncan, he never expected to fall in love with a woman whose life would be defined by her dual desires to bring home her missing daughter and discover the truth behind her disappearance- no matter how devastating. With the help of CIA agent Catherine Ling, they make a shocking discovery that sheds new light on young Bonnie's abduction and puts Quinn squarely in the... Topics: Police, Duncan, Eve (Fictitious character), Women intelligence officers, Missing persons, Duncan,...

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Struggling with guilt three months after his lover's tragic auto accident, Richard Jury becomes deeply suspicious when he is requested for a murder case out of his jurisdiction involving a shy local librarian who is also recognized as a posh city escort Topics: Jury, Richard (Fictitious character), Police, Detective and mystery stories, Jury, Richard...

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Kidnapped by a grifter who has been using his identity in an elaborate con that has devastated an entire South Dakota community, retired cop and millionaire Rushmore McKenzie finds himself at the mercy of angry and desperate townspeople who have nothing left to lose Topics: McKenzie, Mac (Fictitious character), Private investigators, Kidnapping, Ex-police officers,...

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Punished by her superiors following the explosive end to her previous case, Detective Lena Gamble realizes that she has been set up for another fall when she is assigned the case of an unidentified victim whose body has been dismembered and tossed into a dumpster Topics: Mystery & Thrillers -- Mystery, Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Department, Policewomen, Young...

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Dana Vaughn, the LAPD's toughest cop, and her partner, former Hollywood actor Nate Weiss, are called to investigate a serial rapist. Meanwhile, fellow officers Flotsam and Jetsam are tracking a pair of suspicious bikers. However, when their cases cross paths and reveal something much more sinister, the foursome embarks on a career-changing case Topic: Police

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After 24 years in prison, convicted killer Jason Jessup has been exonerated by new DNA evidence. Longtime defense attorney Mickey Haller is convinced Jessup is guilty, and he takes the case on the condition that he gets to choose his investigator, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch. Together, Bosch and Haller set off on a case fraught with political and personal danger. Opposing them is Jessup, now out on bail, a defense attorney who excels at manipulating the media, and a runaway eyewitness reluctant... Topics: Bosch, Harry, Bosch, Harry, Haller, Mickey (Fictitious character), Police, Murder, Police Los...

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"DI Liam McLusky, freshly transferred from Southampton to Bristol and just recovered from an injury in the line of duty, has no time to settle in before catching a major case. Everyday objects that have been transformed into explosive devices are being left across Bristol, maiming or killing those who pick them up. McLusky must figure out who the killer is while navigating the fraught internal politics of his new post. Meanwhile, an ex-partner moves into the city to study{u2014}and keep... Topics: Police, Improvised explosive devices, Serial murderers, Terrorists

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The sleepy, eccentric Sussex village of Lakehurst suddenly becomes a place of terror and night shadows. After dark, it is not safe to go out, to the consternation of the newly arrived Vicar, trendy young Nick Lawrence, and Inspector Dominic Tennant of the Sussex Police Force. A serial killer is on the loose: one who leaves notes at the scene of his crimes signed "The Acting Light of the World." Topics: Police, Vicars, Parochial, Serial murder investigation

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When the world's most exclusive country club is infiltrated and held hostage on New Year's Eve, former special agent Mickey Hennessy must rescue all the hostages inside the club, including his own children Topics: Rich people, Resorts, Hostages, Police, Private, Rich, Police, Resorts, Rich people, Rich, Resorts,...

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"It wasn't quite the 'morning after' she was hoping for ... Oh, dear. Bella Manchelli is so not having a good day. First, she's deliciously exhausted from last night's sizzling one-night stand. Second, there's a (gulp) dead body at her back door. Third ... um, that scrumptious one-nighter is at her front door ... and he's wearing a badge! Police Officer Jacob Madden is all about duty. Until he shows up looking for a homicide ... and runs right into last night's slice of sexy heaven! Damn,... Topics: Cooks, Police, Murder, Cooks, Murder, Police

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The Delaware County District Library (DCDL) and its branches are vibrant centers of activity for residents and visitors in Delaware County. DCDL provides an inviting environment that encourages reading, learning, community discussion, and supports lifelong discovery. We are proud to be recognized for engaging minds, expanding opportunities, and improving the quality of life for Delaware County residents.